Enga needs to develop human resources: Ipatas

ENGA needs to develop its human resources to join the national workforce because gold at the Porgera mine will be depleted, says Governor Sir Peter Ipatas.
He was in Wabag to thank Japanese Ambassador Nobuyuki Watanabe and a delegation from the embassy for the commissioning of the new classrooms and other assistance provided by Japan.
“I thank the people and the government of Japan for funding four classrooms at a total cost of about K295,000, with more than 40,000 teacher guide books and student’s learning materials in Mathematics and Science,” he said.
“This will go a long way in ensuring that Enga can produce the best human resources in the country.”
Sir Peter said the Porgera gold mine been “depleting (gold) resources” which was why it should now focus on developing its human resource “as the only commodity which can (prop up) the province in the future”.
He said the province should not rely on Porgera alone but produce human resource to send into the workforce around the nation.
He thanked Japan for funding education and health in the province.
“I want the parents and the students to see the importance of such funds and donations. The money we receive (from Japanese is) taxpayers’ money. We must use this (donation well) so that more of our children can go on to contribute to the development of the province and the nation,” he said.
Watanabe said the funding came from the Japanese Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects.
“Through this project, the government of Japan is keen to support the government’s efforts to improve the education sector in the country,” he said.